| California kangaroo rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. californicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890
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The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat (the grasslands) and changed it into desert.
- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Dipodomys californicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42599A115193510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42599A22228114.en. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 844–845. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.